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    • Maynilad to spend nearly ₱2 billion on wastewater treatment projects in 2018 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, April 4, 2018, on page B-11)
      West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) has allotted a budget of ₱1.7 billion this year to increase its sewerage coverage as well as maintain its existing wastewater network.

    • Maynilad's ₱1.7-B sewage treatment plant now operational 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, January 23, 2019, on page B-5)
      The ₱1.7-B sewage treatment plant (STP) of West Zone concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) in San Dionisio, Parañaque City is now operational. The new Parañaque Water Reclamation Facility can treat up to ...

    • Mayor Isko: Set aside politics in Manila Bay beautification 

      Pedrajas, Joseph (Manila Bulletin, September 20, 2020, on page 5)
      Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Saturday urged the public to set aside politics as various individuals and groups continue to raise health and environment concerns following the dolomite dumping in Manila ...

    • Mayor orders probe into marine damage caused by grounded ship 

      Iñigo, Leizle B.; Beleo, Erwin G. (Manila Bulletin, January 26, 2014, on page 15)
      A month after a cargo vessel ran aground in a coral reef in the coast of Barangay Lingsat, this city, authorities will begin an investigation into the likely environmental damage caused by the ship. San Fernando City Mayor ...

    • Mayor wants vessel manned by Chinese crew barred from docking in Guiuan 

      Marticio, Marie Tonette (Manila Bulletin, April 7, 2020, on page 5)
      Local officials in Homonhon Island off Guiuan town in Eastern Samar are opposing the mineral ore export permit issued by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Region 8 (MGB-8) to Techiron Resources Inc. (TRI), a mining ...

    • Mayors have key role in Bay rehabilitation 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 15, 2019, on page 7)
      The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) called a meeting last Monday of mayors of Metro Manila and other towns and cities in the provinces around Manila Bay as part of the total effort to clean it up after ...

    • MB lensman Photojournalist of the Year 

      Ocampo, Yas D. (Manila Bulletin, November 24, 2017, on page 7)
      Manila Bulletin photographer Keith Bacongco won the Photojournalist of the Year award at the Globe Media Excellence Awards (GMEA) held Wednesday night at the Marco Polo Davao. Bacongco bested other photographers in Mindanao ...

    • McCain: US should ignore China's claims in South China Sea 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, September 19, 2015, on page 1-6)
      Republican Senators pressed the Pentagon on Thursday to flex US military muscle by sailing Navy ships within 12 miles of artificial islands Beijing is building to assert its territorial claims in the South China Sea. John ...

    • Media help sustains Negros watershed 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, January 29, 2015, on page B-8)
      Members of the media in Negros Occidental not only report the news, but also help preserve the environment. For four consecutive years, the Negros Press Club (NPC) has partnered with telecommunication giant Smart Communications ...

    • Meet focuses on Boracay clean-up 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, November 30, 2018, on page 13)
      The Duterte administration’s initiative to crack down on environmental violations at world-famous Boracay Island has been a center of attention at the East Asian Seas Congress. “It is in nearby Boracay where the Philippine ...

    • Meet the giant clam, the building block of our oceans 

      Fernandez, Jayvee (Manila Bulletin, April 23, 2017, on page 16-17)
      Meet the giant clam, more commonly known as “Taklobo.” Native to the waters of the Philippines and in other parts of the Pacific and Indian Ocean, these clams bear the weight of helping cultivate life in our coral reefs. ...

    • Mega-cruise ships sail the Arctic 

      (Manila Bulletin, October 13, 2016, on page B14)
      A surge in Arctic tourism is bringing ever bigger cruise ships to the formerly isolated, ice-bound region, prompting calls for a clamp-down to prevent Titanic-style accidents and the pollution of fragile eco-systems. Arctic ...

    • Metro Manila urged to save water as Angat Dam recedes 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, January 27, 2022, on page 2)
      Amid the decreasing water level in Angat Dam, the Philippine Atmosphere, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) urged Metro Manila resident to save water to help ensure enough supply during the dry ...

    • MGB clears miners, quarries of blame on Marikina River flooding 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, February 17, 2021, on page B-2)
      Mining operations within the Marikina River Basin should not be blamed for the massive flooding that engulfed some parts of Marikina and Rizal province during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses, the deadliest and most ...

    • Military backs joint exploration of EEZ with China 

      Geducos, Argyll Cyrus (Manila Bulletin, August 10, 2018, on page 4)
      Malacañang said that the military is supporting the proposed joint exploration with China in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement after Foreign Affairs ...

    • Milkfish bone eyed for 'polvoron': Rich in calcium, protein 

      (Manila Bulletin, March 13, 2000, on page 31)
      Milkfish bone ("tinik") is not only good for cats. It can be ground and made into calcium-rich and protein-packed "polvoron," said Dr. Laurentina Calmorin of the Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College (NIPSC) in Estancia, ...

    • The millennial aura of Aurora 

      Leveriza, Mike (Manila Bulletin, November 14, 1999, on page G-8)
      When the Scandinavian once get to see the sunrise in far-flung Aurora province, he told his hosts that it was good they named their province after the dawn aurora borealis glows over in his own country. In 1979, director ...

    • MIMAROPA 15,000 fisherfolk affectedby 'Nona' - BFAR 

      Alcayde, Jerry J. (Manila Bulletin, January 12, 2016, on page 6)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Oriental/Occidental Mindoro Occidental, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan (Mimaropa) revealed yesterday that some 15,000 fisherfolk have been displaced by recent typhoon ...

    • Mindanao aquaculture research projects up 

      (Manila Bulletin, July 4, 1999, on page 30)
      The Mindanao State University (MSU) System and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) have agreed to carry out aquaculture research and extension projects in Mindanao. Recognizing ...

    • Mindanao potential top abalone producer 

      Basa, Mick M. (Manila Bulletin, May 28, 2010, on page 15)
      Abalone, an edible mollusk lined with mother-of-pearl, could flourish in Mindanao due to its warm seas and could potentially become its high-value aquaculture product. Vincent Encena II, specialist of Iloilo-based Southeast ...